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I'm gonna still hold out on the Imp. Commander Scott. There's no black tuniced Officer yet to be made, and it's a shame. They need those generic black uniformed guys from ANH pronto. An ultimate army builder to me... However...

If they released a new DST, super articulated, and included a kepi hat with him just like the 12" DST... THAT would cover my desire for the Imp. Commander being resculpted in vintage form.

I'm gonna still hold out on the Imp. Commander Scott. There's no black tuniced Officer yet to be made, and it's a shame. They need those generic black uniformed guys from ANH pronto. An ultimate army builder to me...

Agreed. My Imperial Army will never be complete without one...or, ten.

Debatable1. Blue Gonk An exact replica of the Lars family Power Droid was not made with the Power Droid provided with the jawa2. Bespin Guard black The correct ethnicity has not been released yet, however an Asian and White Guard have been3. Imperial Commander One was done in a different costume4. Death Squad Commander One was done in a different costume5. B-Wing Pilot One was done in a different costume6. Imperial Dignitary One was done in a different costume7. Barada #2 (Kithaba) One was done in a different costume8. Nikto One was done in a different costume

These are the ones I would like to be tackled someday (obviously I would like to see all the figures brought upto date, from the Vintage, POTF2, POTJ, SOTE and some from SAGA done with todays standards, but I digress).

DROIDS:-R2-D2 - Animated Colors (if they did it as good as Boba Fett then I would be happy)C-3P0 - Animated Colors (if they did it as good as Boba Fett then I would be happy)Jann ToshJord DusatKea MollKez IbanSise FrommThall JobenTig FrommUncle GundyVlix Oncard

Obviously I would like to see the Ewoks Cartoon Figures get updated as well, but in the Galactic Heroes way.

I think i am in the minority, but i would love to see the Droids and Ewoks characters redone in the modern line in a more realistic style. This is partly why i hope they include some of these charatcers in the live-action tv series like the rumor suggests.

On a side note, I have always wanted a Princess Kneesaa figure, not sure why they never made one.

Death Squad Commander - this one should have been handled this year by a running paint-op variation on the Death Star Trooper figureBespin Security Guard - BlackBespin Security Guard - White w/MoustacheImperial Commander (a Commander Praji from ANH would be sufficient)Hoth Rebel Trooper - Echo Base ColorsKlaatuNiktoB-Wing Pilot (has to be a Human pilot in a red jumpsuit)Imperial DignitaryLumatWarok

List isn't all that long. I think the design of a SA Bespin Guard figure modified from the POTJ one would be easily accomplished and allow for Hasbro to easily make both versions to appease everyone who wants all of the vintage Kenner figures re-done.

The Death Squad Commander should be easy to do - just take the Death Star Trooper figure from this year and paint the uniform gray.

For the Imperial Commander, just use the same Imperial Officer body that they are using for the Comic 2-pack Luke, paint it black, stick a new head on it and you're done.

For the last two Ewoks - just repaint the 2-pack we just got. I know that it's not perfect, but it's good enough.

Jabba's skiff guards and palace guards all need an upgrade. I have some of the older POTF2 ones next to Ephant Mon and Hermi Odle and they look ridiculous.

I doubt we'll ever get the Sim Aloo/Imperial Dignitary figure. They had a chance in the Saga2 line and instead went with two different dignitaries.

If they gave us a good SA X-Wing Pilot Body and a SA B-Wing Pilot Body along the same lines as this year's A-Wing pilot, they could be keeping us happy with SA Rebel Pilots from now until the cows come home, all they need to do is just keep slightly modifying the paint scheme, head sculpt and helmet markings.

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Peter

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Pete- I think you're letting Hasbro off too easy with your suggested modifications of existing figures. After what Hasbro showed us this year, they just can't cheapen out on us now. They really must sculpt new ewoks, because there are so many head and body shapes and sizes (I've repainted several myself, and while they look good, they are still recognizable as Romba and Graak); it's also really time for a new Bespin Guard sculpt with better articulation and closed jacket.

Pete- I think you're letting Hasbro off too easy with your suggested modifications of existing figures. After what Hasbro showed us this year, they just can't cheapen out on us now. They really must sculpt new ewoks, because there are so many head and body shapes and sizes (I've repainted several myself, and while they look good, they are still recognizable as Romba and Graak); it's also really time for a new Bespin Guard sculpt with better articulation and closed jacket.

I guess I was approaching the situation with a more practical angle of how Hasbro could easily polish off the rest of the Vintage figures as opposed to dragging the modernization of the original 96 figures out another 12 years.

Hasbro has said they will keep making themed waves. They have also stated numerous times that a retooled figure with new paint ops is how they can spread the costs around in a wave when they give us completely new figures.

So in a hypothetical ANH wave, I would welcome them releasing a Death Star Trooper repainted in gray, a Commander Praji using the existing Imperial Officer body only with a new head and then using those cost savings to deliver us a much needed SA Rebel Blockade Runner trooper.

Same thing goes with a hypothetical Endor battle themed ROTJ wave - I'd rather see them employ cost savings and give us repaints of Romba and Graak w/new accessories and cowls so that they could spend the resources on making a SA B-Wing pilot along the same lines as this year's A-Wing pilot.

Yes, I agree with you that Hasbro really SHOULD give us a SA Bespin Guard sculpt that could then have a running variation to provide variety to our Bespin Security Force ranks. At this point, with so few figures left to do from ESB, that would be fine with me. It would also be great if they gave us a SA Hoth Rebel Trooper that could easily be repainted/modified to represent the troopers inside Echo Base AND the troopers in the trenches.

I guess for me I would like to see this issue put to bed. Back in 1995, it seemed unimaginable that by 2007 we'd all still be discussing "what vintage figures have yet to be redone". Considering how many figures we've gotten and the fact that there were only 96 of them originally, it's kinda silly that we still have these lists of 10 - 15 figures still left to be redone.

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Peter

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